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y 2gb Attorney Patented July 29, 1941 CAN Daniel Friedman, Chicago, 111.

Application March 8, 1940, Serial No. 323,005

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a can, the general object of the inventionbeing to provide a device under the top of the can for catching foreignmatter and particles of metal dropping from the top of the can while thesame is being cut so that such material will not enter the contents ofthe can, with means for facilitating the pouring of the contents of thecan therefrom after the cutter has been removed.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying' drawingand specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional View of a can constructedin accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the device or attachment forming thesubject matter of the invention.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view showing the can intilted position as when pouring the contents thereof into a receptacle.

The body of the can is shown at A and the cap or cover part is shown ata, this cap being partly pressed into the can and its peripheral portionbent over the top edge of the body in the usual or any desired mannerwith the parts soldered or otherwise connected together. In carrying outmy invention I provide a circular member B which is of a shape to snuglyfit in the upper part of the can and it is provided with a flange I forengaging portions of the side walls of the body of the can and with ashort outwardly extending part 2 for engaging the top edge of the bodyof the can and which is held in place by the bent over portion of thetop or cover as shown in Figures -1 and 4. This places the member Bdirectly under the top or cover of the can.

An arcuate cut 3 is formed in the member B in spaced relation from theperiphery of the circular part thereof and this cut forms a large tongue4 which is connected with the uncut portion of the member B by abendable line 5 which acts as a hinge to permit the tongue 4 to be bentoutwardly as shown in Figure 4. The metal from the cut 3 is bentupwardly and then curved outwardly as shown at 6 so that a channel I isformed adjacent the flange I for well over half of the circle formed bythe flange, this channel having its inner wall formed with the curvedpart I which acts to retain any matter dropping into the channel as willbe hereinafter described. This turned over part '6 terminates adjacentthe ends of the channel as shown at 8 and adjacent the line 5.

The tongue 4 is curved as shown at 4' to form a pouring spout when bentback and the can tilted as shown in Figure 4 and at its free end it isprovided with a bent up part 9 which facilitates the gripping of thetongue by a finger of the user in the act of bending the tongueupwardly. The device is placed in the can before the top or cover is putin place and the tongue lies in a substantially straight position asshown in Figures 1, 2 and 3. Then the top is put in place and thisfastens the device in the can.

Then when the cutter is used for cutting the top from the can particlesof metal dropping from the cutter will drop into the channel 1 as willalso any dirt or foreign matter displaced by the cutter. Of course, thewalls of the channel are held moist by the contents of the can so thatthis foreign matter as well as the metal particles will stick to thewalls. Then the tongue is turned upwardly and outwardly as shown inFigure 4 and the can is then tilted so that the contents will pass overthe curved tongue into the receptable R as shown in Figure 4. The turnedupper edge of the inner wall of the channel will prevent any particlesof matter from dropping out of the channel into the material passingfrom the can into the receptacle and if any of the particles shouldslide down the channel and reach the plain part of the member 13 whichis now under the tongue, such metal will simply drop upon the support onwhich the receptacle is placed and could not enter the re-v ceptacle orthe material passing over the tongue. A depression 4" is found in thetongue 4 so that when a cutter is used having a center punch the end ofthe punch will enter this depression and thus not injure the tongue.

If desired the top of the can can be marked to indicate just where thechannel 1 is located under the tongue so that if it is not desired toentirely remove the top only that part need be out which is over thechannel.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:--

1. In a can including a cover, a partition member extending across thetop portion of the can directly under the cover, said partition memberhaving an arcuate opening therein slightly spaced from the peripherythereof with the metal surrounded by the opening forming a tongueadapted to bend outwardly to permit the passage of the contents of thecan through the member and the metal surrounding the opening extendingupwardly to form a channel for receiving metal particles and the likedisplaced by a cutter used to cut the cover from the can, said channelhaving its inner wall turned over to form means for catching anyparticles tending to pass from the channel when the can is partlyinverted.

2. In a can including a cover, a circular member having a flange forengaging internal side walls of the can with the upper edge of theflange bent outwardly to engage the top of the can body and to be heldin place by the can cover, said circular member having an arcuateshapedslot therein which forms a tongue and the metal surrounding the slotbeing bent upwardly to form a side wall for a channel, the other sidewall of which is formed by the flange, the upper edge of thefirst-mentioned side wall being curved outwardly toward the flange andthen downwardly, said tongue being curved longitudinally to form apouring spout when bent outwardly and the can inverted.

DANIEL FRIEDMAN.

